Fence-post



(No Model.) I

S. B. WALDORF.

FENCE P'OSI'. No. 416,524. Patented Dec. 3, 1889.

ATTE5'T" I INVENTOR M 5. BWEELORF UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL B. VVALDORF, OF HARRISTOVVN, ILLINOIS.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFIGATIOIQT forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,524, datedDecember 3, 1889.

Application filed March 13, 1889. Serial No. 303,141. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. WALDORF, of the town of Harristown, countyof Macon, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence-Posts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to posts composed in part of wood and in part ofmetal; and it is my object to enable such parts to be easily andstrongly secured together and to permit the use of comparatively lightmaterial in their construction.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side elevation of my complete device. Fig. 2 is an edgeelevation of a fragment of a post, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectiontaken on line 00 in Fig. 2 and somewhat enlarged.

The post a-is of wood, and it has the slot 1) and the oblique hole 0.penetrating bar 61 is preferably spiral below the post a. It has thestraight portion a extended centrally through the slot, the deflectionf, the straight portion g, parallel with and closely adjacent to theside of the post, and the diverging portion h, extended through hole 0.The wire band 2' encircles the bar in the slot, is coiled on itself, asshown in Fig. 3, and has its ends joined together in such manner that itclosely embraces the post and retains the bar in the slot.

The brace a is a duplication of the post,

The metallic earthseparately inserted into the ground and afterwardconnected. Posts so formed are applicable to various kinds of fence, anda removable fence may be constructed by connecting the panels and thebraces to the posts in a readily-detachable manner.

A firm connection is readily established between the wood and the metal,and comparatively thin wooden posts may be used.

I claim 1. In fence-posts, in combination, post a, having slot 17 andhole 0, bar cl, having the straight portion 6 in the slot of the post,the portion g, parallel with the side of the post, the diverging portionh in hole 0, and the wire band 2', retaining the bar in the slot, as setforth.

2. In fence-posts, in combination, post a, having bar d connectedthereto, as set forth, and the similarly-constructed brace a, secured tosaid post and provided with bar (1, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I sign my name in the presence of two subscribingWitnesses.

SAMUEL B. VVALDORF.

